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Sailor · 2018–2026

Knut Nygaard

stavanger seilforening HandicapORC handicapC

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Events
18

75 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
33%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 76%–80%, 1,123 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rasmus Holmer

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Sveinung Tjessheim & Tor Andreas Horne

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sveinung Tjessem

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bent Danielsen

Jun 2018 – Jun 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Thomas Robberstad

13–24 head to head in 39 races

Best day
9 Aug 2025

4-2-3-2 · Norgesmesterskap NOR Rating

Signature result
1st of 28

ORCi European Championship · Handicap · 8 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rasmus Holmer — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Bent Danielsen · Virginia · Handicap, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Tor Grimstvedt · Virginia · Handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Morten Sola · Virginia · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Tor Andreas Horne · Virginia · Handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Sveinung Tjessheim · Virginia · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Petter Ankjær-jensen · Virginia · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2024
  • Rasmus Holmer · Virginia · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Kjell Dreyer · Virginia · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Sveinung Tjessem · Virginia · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Aug 2025
  • Bjørn Hennum ØVrebotten · Virginia · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Jun 2026

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

-9212934920222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Jun 2026Færderseilasen 2026VirginiaHandicapSkipper85th / 129
10 May 2026Åpent Kretsmesterskap kjølbåtVirginiaHandicapSkipper1st / 7
6 May 2026GS Onsdagsseilaser Vår 2026VirginiaHandicapSkipper2nd / 17
8 Aug 2025Norgesmesterskap NOR RatingVirginiaHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
6 Aug 2025GS Onsdagsseilaser Høst 2025VirginiaHandicapSkipper2nd / 21
7 May 2025GS Onsdagsseilaser Vår 2025VirginiaHandicapSkipper2nd / 21
24 Aug 2024Norgesmesterskap ORCi og IOD PrincessVirginiaORC handicapSkipper13th / 16
7 Aug 2024GS Onsdagsseilaser høst 2024VirginiaHandicapSkipper8th / 21
14 Jun 2024Færderseilasen 2024VirginiaHandicapSkipper4th / 78
23 Aug 2023Onsdagsseilaser høsten 2023VirginiaHandicapSkipper5th / 20
9 Jun 2023Færderseilasen 2023VirginiaHandicapSkipper25th / 99
10 May 2023Onsdagsseilaser våren 2023VirginiaHandicapSkipper13th / 20
8 Aug 2022ORCi European ChampionshipVirginiaHandicapSkipper1st / 28
8 Aug 2022ORCi European Championship 2022VirginiaCSkipper11th / 28
10 Jun 2022Færderseilasen 2022VirginiaHandicapSkipper43rd / 145
24 Sep 2021Norgesmesterskap J/70MinogueJ/70Skipper17th / 23
14 Jun 2019Færderseilasen 2019VirginiaHandicapCrew11th / 217
8 Jun 2018Færderseilasen 2018VirginiaHandicapCrew21st / 241

Helm rating across all classes: 349, #7,111.Crew rating across all classes: 0. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.